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Topic: I have boycotted Myspace... (Read 2999 times)

Because of how much of my time it would waste, I gave up Myspace for Lent. Now that I'm living without it, I've decided to give it up indefinitely. Given that it is owned by Rupert Murdock, the owner of Fox News, using this service goes against everything that I stand for as a student journalist. Furthermore, like many members, I used it as a crutch to make up for a lack of a social life. Now that I've given up Myspace, I'm actually talking with girls and getting their phone numbers. (Remember when we'd actually call people instead of just leaving internet messages?) Not that I intend to brag concerning women, but it is an example of how my personality has opened up to be much more friendly and less abrasive in the past few weeks. If I am to be an example of Christ to the world, I cannot spend all my time tied to a computer instead of talking with real people. Sure, blogging is great but there are much better services available than Myspace. The reason why I post this thread is because I recommend that anyone who belongs to this forum should give up Myspace also. If you do not currently own a Myspace account, you are already blessed.

While CNN is generally as committed to the center as much as possible, Fox is unapolagetically conservative. Even without its political bias, I'd oppose Fox News and Rupert Murdock for colsolidating the media. There's no room for free thought and free inquiry in journalism when media is concentrated in the hands of the powerful few. For a news source that is mostly "fair and balanced", I'd definitely have to recommend The Nation.

While CNN is generally as committed to the center as much as possible, Fox is unapolagetically conservative. Even without its political bias, I'd oppose Fox News and Rupert Murdock for colsolidating the media. There's no room for free thought and free inquiry in journalism when media is concentrated in the hands of the powerful few. For a news source that is mostly "fair and balanced", I'd definitely have to recommend The Nation.

If you think CNN is not biased towards the left, then I don't really think there is much point to discussing this further as we have different worldviews.

For someone who leans right, a news source that is centrist (or center-left at best), would have a leftist bias. I see why you'd feel that way but Fox News leans more to the right than CNN ever would lean to the left.

For someone who leans right, a news source that is centrist (or center-left at best), would have a leftist bias. I see why you'd feel that way but Fox News leans more to the right than CNN ever would lean to the left.

I don't really think you can say I have a right-wing political bias. My political views are more populist (i.e. reverse libertarian). On some issues you would be surprised the way I feel. But anyway, you are saying that I think CNN is left because I have a right-wing bias, yet you have a left-wing bias so I could just say the reverse of what you are saying, namely that of course a center-right source like Fox is right wing to you, a leftwinger, and that of course, Fox News is closer to the center than CNN. I just think that to say that, you are making an unsubstantiated claim.

What really disturbs me though is not your left wing bias, as I believe all people have a bias, but rather that you say that "as a student journalist I find..." and then you proceed to discredit Fox News. Are the journalists on Fox News not really journalists? Does Fox News never have insightful commentary? You are trying to discredit the source instead of addressing the argument. I personally watch and read a mix of liberal, centrist, rightist, radical, and reactionary news sources including Time Magazine, CNN, Fox, The Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs, the Economist, National Review, Foreign Policy, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (he wasn't like Tom Brokaw though!), among others (I am not saying I read and watch every episode/edition, but that I generally use all of these resources) to form my views.

As someone who wants an objective view of the news, I wont only watch/read Fox News and CNN, but also the BBC, and various other international news agencies. EVERYBODY has a bias, it's impossible to get arround. As far as limiting the free flow of information by consolidating the news agencies, I think the internet has naturally solved that problem.

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"The liberties of people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." -- Patrick Henry

It's getting close... but it seems that this is all about socio-economic leanings, not necessarily political parties per se. It just defends on how closely you're going to define american pol.

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I don't really think you can say I have a right-wing political bias. ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€š My political views are more populist (i.e. reverse libertarian). ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€š On some issues you would be surprised the way I feel. ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€š

Regardless of your political views, it is a claim made predominently by conservatives that CNN has a leftist bias. Ted Turner donates money to Republican campaigns, just as he does for Democrats. Like most mainstream media, CNN perpetuates the myth of objectivity in journalism, attempting to report from the center. If there is a hint of leftism, it would never reach beyond the center-left.

Are the journalists on Fox News not really journalists? Does Fox News never have insightful commentary? ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€š

Most commentators on Fox News are apologists for the Republican Party and the globalist agenda rather than independent-minded journalists. The leadership behind Fox News encourages on-air praise for the Bush administration,

Most commentators on Fox News are apologists for the Republican Party and the globalist agenda rather than independent-minded journalists. The leadership behind Fox News encourages on-air praise for the Bush administration,

That describes some people on Fox. But there are also liberal reporters and others that are quite critical of the Bush administration and the direction the Republican party is going. I often wonder if the people that hate Fox so much actually watch it.

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Alan Colmes, Fox News' token liberal, seems deliberately chosen to portray the left in a negative light. While compared to the handsome Sean Hannity, Colmes looks like a jack o'lantern. While compared to Hannity's confrontational style, Colmes comes off as a weakling.

Alan Colmes, Fox News' token liberal, seems deliberately chosen to portray the left in a negative light. While compared to the handsome Sean Hannity, Colmes looks like a jack o'lantern. While compared to Hannity's confrontational style, Colmes comes off as a weakling.

Sounds like someone's been reading some Al Franken! LOL

PS - This topic is very close to getting the boot to the politics section. You know the rules.

If anyone has a problem with Neil Cavuto, I'm gonna have to open up a can of kick-butt. The funny thing is that he has a business show, yet I have found it to be the best news commentary show over the last half dozen years (though Stewart's is pretty funny, and Glenn Beck's is also funny). Anyway, regarding ...

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While compared to the handsome Sean Hannity, Colmes looks like a jack o'lantern. While compared to Hannity's confrontational style, Colmes comes off as a weakling.

I've never thought of either of them as good looking, but maybe that's just me. As far as Hannity goes, I think of him as a passionate person who often crosses the line into being a bully or intellectually dishonest. And I say that as a conservative.

What I think is funny about CNN is that Rush Limbaugh calls Wolf Blitzer "my good buddy" all the time on his show (I only listen to Rush while driving 20 minutes to work a couple times a week, and even in that small space I hear Rush say that). Maybe someone should investigate whether the CNN anchor is in league with the soulless minions of Republicanism!

The only justification that you have offered is that myspace is connected to a news agency whose politics are not your own. Now if you had said blogging is simply a giant waste of time and really are the epitome of narcissism - hence all blogs are best avoided that would have made some sense. Instead you pointed out the lack of social life you actually have (which I don't think many here were shocked at this latest revelation) and whined about Fox. Take some responsibility for your life - oh wait that is the message of those evil capitalist Republicans...

I do have a social life but my usage of Myspace prevented me from using my time wisely. Besides Murdock's questionable news service (something I should have an opinion on as a future journalist), Myspace is worth boycotting simply because it's used by so many emo kids and is for many just an excuse to show half-naked pictures of themselves over the internet. Blogging can be a good thing but Myspace isn't the best place to do it.

"O Cross of Christ, all-holy, thrice-blessed, and life-giving, instrument of the mystical rites of Zion, the holy Altar for the service of our Great Archpriest, the blessing - the weapon - the strength of priests, our pride, our consolation, the light in our hearts, our mind, and our steps"Met. Meletios of Nikopolis & Preveza, from his ordination.